HARRY POTTER - HARRY LIKELY TO SURVIVE CHALLENGE FROM NEW FLICKS

HARRY LIKELY TO SURVIVE CHALLENGE FROM NEW FLICKS

Three new films are hitting the multiplexes this weekend, but none is likely to produce blockbuster bucks, analysts generally agree. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is almost certain to rule again, they say. The new challengers are the animated G-Force , from Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer, the R-rated romantic comedy The Ugly Truth , and the horror flick Orphan. Predictions are that the Harry Potter sequel will pull in about $35 million, while the three newcomers will each take in $18-23 million (somewhat lower in the case of Orphan. )

24/07/2009